Book of the Past:
I originally got into gaming when my brother broke his collarbone from a stupid skateboarding stunt my father allowed him to do ("Hey, son, won't it be cool if you hold onto the back of my car as I drive around town!?"). As a get well soon gift, my parents bought him a NES, from which his gaming days began. Me, I just enjoyed watching him play, mostly RPGs until I tried them myself eventually. My first game was Dragon Quest and I remember quitting shortly after the first dragon killed me. lol

Since then, though, I have enjoyed games for multiple reasons, mostly because I love stories and characters...and games are the perfect way for me to experience the hard work and strife that the characters have to go through. It's fun and I feel like I can play a part in their story. It's a much better story than mine.

I picked up the CD tonight, the night before its official release--most stores will stock the shelves with items that are due to be released the following day. Anyway, the song is WONDERFUL!! If you originally got goosebumps from watching the 2nd PV from TGS, then this will do it all over again!

Here is my transcription & translation of the lyrics, which can also be found with better formatting on my blog at the URL:

WHERE IS MY GEAR?
WHERE, WHERE ARE MY STAIRS?
WHERE IS, WHERE IS, HEART, HEARTBEAT?
THIS SILENCE IS MINE
THIS, THIS SILENCE

THIS SILENCE IS MINE

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
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The one who can look upon me:
The abyss of the far distant past
The one who can look upon me:
Those horrible, horribly frozen eyes
The one who can look upon me:
The dream of a gently woken sheep
The one who can look upon me, upon me…

Between the cradle of noise
No one can reach this skin
Between the cradle of noise, blood-red scars

THIS TATTOO
THIS, THIS PREVIEW
THIS HEARTBEAT
Oh, Midst the silence

WHERE IS MY GEAR?
WHERE, WHERE ARE MY STAIRS?
WHERE IS HEARTBEAT?
THIS SILENCE IS MINE
THIS, THIS SILENCE
…silence…silence…

When I pray:
It is when I carry a fever
When I scream:
It is, it is when my voice is stolen

When I live:
It is much like a distorted dance
Oooh!

THIS TATTOO
THIS, THIS SCREW
THIS HEARTBEAT
Oh, the light and justice

WHERE IS MY GEAR?
WHERE, WHERE IS MY CHIOR?
WHERE IS, WHERE IS MY HEARTBEAT?
THIS SILENCE, THIS SILENCE